Medical Advice on "Family Physician"

What causes dry cough, body aches, headache, and nausea?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query, and I can understand your concerns. The symptoms you have described suggest that you have a viral fever along with inflammation of throat (pharyngitis). There is no need to worry as it...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain A. P

I had a possible rubella infection during early pregnancy. Will my baby's health be affected?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern, and I have seen all your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Variations in the results from various laboratories can be seen because of differences in the instrumen...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Purohit Manish

I have stomach pain and swollen ankles. What could be the problem?

Hi,  Welcome to icliniq.com. The stomach ache may be due to peptic ulcer. If the pain increases after consuming food, then the location of ulcer is in the stomach. Hence, such patients hesitate to eat food despite hunger. On the other hand, if the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arul Amuthan L

How to overcome sleep, sexual, and mental issues?

Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.We are elated to have you on board at icliniq.You have mentioned your problems precisely which is good but still I require more details as mentioned below:You mentioned that you had visited various physicians. I would like t...  View thread »

Answered by Arooj Maqsood Ahmed Warraieh

What causes recuring UTI in elderly?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I have reviewed your reports (attachments have been removed to protect the patient's privacy) and are suggestive of mild infection in urine because the leucocyte esterase is positive. Er...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Purohit Manish

A swab from my vaginal tear showed positive HSV-1 and IgG. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is rare but possible to isolate HSV-1 from vaginal discharge as you have a history of the same infection. Isolation of HSV-1 from vagina does not confirm it as a causative agent in your case because your reports and...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Purohit Manish

Can a herniated disc with nerve impingement cause chronic back pain?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would be happy to help. I have gone through your query and the attached files in detail (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). You are having a lumbar disc problem with ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Patil Mahaveer Jingonda

Will antifungal treatment cure dandruff and hair loss?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your report and have found fungal growth. Before going to suggest you the treatment, I would like to know some more things. Send me the following details. Your occupation, what specimen you submitted, what is...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Purohit Manish

How can I treat the Epstein-Barr virus infection?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As I understand you are having antibody against EBV (Epstein–Barr virus) and Streptococcal infection but you have never suffered from EBV disease. You only had some episode of Streptococcal throat infection in the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Purohit Manish

How do we get flu?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. When we get viral or bacterial infection in the nasal tract (upper respiratory tract- nose to throat), the local mucus membrane gets irritated. It leads to more secretion from mucus membrane and that leads to running no...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arul Amuthan L